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December 2009
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09-10 GES Student Council Spirit Wear Every Friday has been designated as school spirit day. Show your true Grayson colors by wearing your Grayson spirit wear shirts. Don't have any spirit wear? Just wear green and gold and let's show how much spirit our Grayson students have! Want some spirit wear? Click here for a spirit wear order form. Print the form, fill it out and return with payment to your child's teacher. Merchandise will be delivered to your child's class. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Dee Marney at themarney4@comcast.net. Science Special Your children are busy in science! We have to use a lot of self control in science. Thank you to those who have been sending in individually wrapped candies, erasers or toys. It keeps our Treasure Box going. Science is still collecting small jars with lids. Second grade might make butter. If the jars are glass, make sure they do not travel on the bus. Science will need volunteer animal sitters for the holidays. If you'd like to keep Brownie, Candy or LaLa over the holidays let Mrs. Green know by emailing her at Traci_Green@gwinnett.k12.ga.us. If you ever want to visit your child in science and help with the lesson, you can also email Mrs. Green. Clinic News * Children should remain home until fever and/or vomit-free for 24 hours WITHOUT medication. * Over the counter and prescription medication can not be transported on the bus. Special circumstances do exist, please see/call the clinic. * Please return any borrowed clothes to the clinic. The clinic is excepting donations of gently used sweat/jogging pants, size Youth8-16. Business Members
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Grayson Elementary Boasts Three 1st Place Winners for Reflections Congratulations to the following Reflections 2009-10 winners at the Gwinnett Area 3 Ceremony! Their entries will go on to the State level competition. GOOD LUCK!! Soraya Bagheri - 1st Place, 2nd Grade, Visual Arts Paisley Quintana - 1st Place, Kindergarten, Photography Ramen Forghani - 1st Place, 5th Grade, Literature back to top | ||||||||||
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December Skate Night The next skate night is Thursday, December 3rd. This is going to be a very special skate night. We are going to have a can food drive. I would like to ask all students and their families to come on out and give to our Community Outreach program. This holiday season will be difficult on some of our neighbors and friends and I would like to assist those in need. The food banks are low on supplies and are in desperate need of food and donations. Please give what you can. Bring a can or food item to skate night. Donations will also be accepted at the window. Lets do are part, let's help out, because we can.
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Do the Can, Can, Can, Can Do the Can, Can, Can, Can I Can, You Can, He Can, She Can Everyone Do The Can, Can! *Any child that brings a Can or food item to skate night will receive a free CAN-D-CANE! *Also, any students wanting to donate but can't make it to skate night may bring their canned items to school to receive CAN-D-CANES during their lunch period. The classroom with the most donations will receive skate night passes. The student that brings the most food wins a "free skate T-shirt"! So bring lots of food and get lots of CANDY, there's no limit on the amount of CAN-D-CANES you can receive. So come on out, give what you can and I will see you at Skate night! Skate Night Committee Chair Janet Hart back to top |
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Ornament Workshop
Go shopping while your kids make ornaments with us...
Ornament Workshop Grayson Elementary School
Christi_umans@gwinnett.k12.ga.us Erin_smith@gwinnett.k12.ga.us ******************************************************************************************************************************** Ornament Workshop Form (cut and paste to Word to print the form) Child's Name:__________________________________________________________________________________________ Grade / Teacher / School:_____________________________________________________________________________ E-Mail Address:_______________________________________________________________________________________ Home Phone Number:____________________________________________________________________________________ Emergency Phone Number:_______________________________________________________________________________ Special Needs / Medications / Allergies:______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ back to top |
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Box Tops for Education 
Thank you all for continuing to turn in you Box Tops. Congratulations and thank you to the following classrooms for earning winning the Ice Cream for the classroom by turning in the most collection sheets during our contest this fall.
K- Mrs. Ward 1st- Mrs. King 2nd- Mrs. Tate 3rd- Mrs. Meadows 4th- Mrs. Garmen 5th- Mrs. Tiencken Jada Edwards Wendy Carriere Grayson Elementary PTA - Mini Fundraisers back to top |
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Campbell's Labels for Education As the weather turns cold and the holiday cooking begins most of our families find ourselves eating more soup. Please take a minute to clip your Campbell's and Pepperidge Farm labels and send them in to school with your child. These labels help us earn free equipment for our school. When your register your Kroger card on line at www.elabelsforeducation.com, you can also raise points for Grayson Elementary. Contest for our kids
WE THANK ALL THE PARENTS FOR SENDING IN YOUR LABELS WEEK AFTER WEEK. Jada Edwards Wendy Carriere Grayson Elemetary PTA - Mini Fundraisers back to top |
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Counselor's Corner Most of us would agree that one of the best teachers is experience. Some of the best learning comes from experiencing the consequences of our behavior. While we agree with this, we often step in and don't allow our children to learn fully from their experiences. It's instinctual to want to protect or shield our children from bad or uncomfortable things; but rescuing them can come with unintended outcomes. For example, your child forgets her homework on a consistent basis. You see it on the table and you decide to bring it to school so she won't receive a negative consequence such as a zero or staying in from recess to complete it. That's being a good parent, right? While bringing left homework in to school once or twice, isn't a problem, rescuing her on several occasions can actually be detrimental to her. This type of rescuing prevents her from learning from her mistakes and learning responsibility and accountability. Experiencing the negative consequences of our behavior causes us to think, "If I do _____________, then ______________ will happen. Do I really want to do______________?" Rescuing your child has another unintended outcome. It sends a message "If I mess up, my parents will be there to clean up after me". When your child is in elementary school, the consequences for missed homework, running in the hallway, or talking in line aren't too troubling. The consequences might be missed recess, time in time out, loss of privileges, going to bed early, etc. When your child gets to high school, the misbehaviors can be more risky, such as skipping school, careless driving, underage drinking, experimental drug use, and promiscuous behavior. Likewise, the consequences are greater - failing grades, car accidents resulting in injury or death, dependence on alcohol or drugs, and pregnancy. It's best to teach children that their behaviors have consequences now while they are young so he or she can learn that misbehaviors have negative consequences. Of course, our motivation for rescuing is protection. We only want good things for our children. But when we don't allow our child to experience the negative consequences for the choices they make by applying negative consequences ourselves or supporting the classroom teacher when he or she applies consequences, we're doing more harm than good. So the next time you feel the urge to step in and rescue your child so he or she won't fully experience the negative consequences of his or her behavior, remember this: Allow your child to learn from his or her mistakes. That's being a great teacher. Counselors: RoseMary Ruffner and Dana Edwards back to top |
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Christmas Tree Decorating Contest
2009 Grayson Elementary
You are invited to participate in a Christmas Tree Decorating Contest to raise money for the Grayson Elementary School Bell Restoration Project. There is no special theme in the decorations. You are free to express your creative, imaginative Christmas inspirations. Trees will be displayed in the Media Center from December 7 to December 17. Trees will be judged for Best of Show and People's Choice Award. Please refer to the contest rules. Entry fees should be turned into Donna Ward or the front office.CHRISTMAS TREE DECORATING CONTEST
Contest Rules
Return to Donna Ward or front office (cut and paste to Word to print) Grade___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Homeroom _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Phone #_________________________________________________________________________________________________ Theme___________________________________________________________________________________________________ back to top |
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Martial Arts Focus and Fitness Club
Grayson Elementary Martial Arts Focus and Fitness Club
Sponsor/Contact: Mrs. Kristie Horn Grayson Elementary is currently offering a Martial Arts Focus and Fitness club on Wednesday mornings. The current session is going extremely well and we have received excellent feedback from both students and parents. The next session of the Martial Arts Focus and Fitness Club is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, January 13th. The club will still meet from 7:45 to 8:20am on Wednesday mornings for 9 weeks. There are now two certified instructors leading the class and the enrollment rates will stay the same as the first 9 week session. BENEFITS OF MARTIAL ARTS... Research has shown that children who participate in forms of "Martial Arts" are more confident, have better self-control, and concentrate better in school. It also helps to improve self-esteem & teaches self-discipline. Pediatricians have also "prescribed" martial arts for children who require a high-energy activity to help channel aggression. Focus, Fitness, and Fun will be our three main goals. Each week, the Black Belt Instructor will focus on "Character Development Traits", for example: respect, organization, perseverance, determination just to name a few. The instructors will also be teaching your child a variety of Martial Arts/Self-defense techniques. In other words... Your child will be learning valuable life skills as well as getting "Fit". Can you think of a better way to start their day? If your child (Children) is/are interested in enrolling, feel free to print off the registration form from the Martial Arts Club link on the GES Web-site and return it to Mrs. Kristie Horn. If you have any questions or concerns you may also contact Mrs. Kristie Horn via email at Kristie_Horn@gwinnett.k12.ga.us. A frequently asked question this past session: What do the students wear? Martial Arts T-shirts and Martial Arts pants will be available for purchase. However, your child may simply wear comfortable P.E. clothing and is welcome to change in the bathroom after class if necessary. back to top |
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Legislative and Advocacy
Town Hall Meeting in Grayson Cluster
Mark your calendar for Monday, December 7th at 7:00 pm. Come take part in the Gwinnett Council of PTAs, Area 3 Town Hall Meeting to be held at Grayson High School (in the theatre). Legislators from our area including Senators Balfour, Unterman and Thompson will be in attendance, as well as, Representatives Sheldon, Thompson and Walker to give highlights from the 2009 Legislative session and their predictions for what is ahead in 2010. Afterwards, the floor will be open for a facilitated question and answer session. Get your questions ready and plan to attend on December 7th. back to top |
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Help Feed the Birds at Grayson Elementary! In the cold winter insects, fruits and seeds can be hard to find and many birds may struggle to find enough to eat. This is why we like to put food out for them at our school. Just like us, different birds like to eat different foods. So by putting out a mix of foods, it is more likely that lots of different birds will come to our school grounds to feed, and our students will be able to enjoy seeing a variety of birds on the grounds of our school. We have a lot of feeders on the grounds of our school and we would like to keep them full for the birds this winter. If you and your family would like to donate a bag of birdseed for our bird feeders, please send them to the main office. We will make sure to fill up our feeders with them this winter! back to top |
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Jump Rope for Heart I would like to take the time to "THANK ALL of OUR GRAYSON FAMILIES " that helped out and making our 2nd Annual Jump Rope for Heart activity here at Grayson ES so successful. We all know how the economy is; but, you all stepped up to the plate and helped out for a great cause. We (Grayson ES) have raised over $1500 for the American Heart Association! Way to go "Ram families"! I would also like to "Thank" all of the "Special Area teachers" for lending a helping hand during our Jump Rope for Heart event! Thank you, Thank you ,Thank you to all for everything! Hope everyone has an enjoyable and relaxing Holiday Season! back to top |
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Odyssey of the Mind Odyssey of the Mind is an international educational program that provides creative problem solving opportunities for students from kindergarten to college. Teams find creative ways to solve problems that range from building mechanical devices to presenting their own interpretation of literary classics. They take their solutions to compete on the local, state and world level. Teams from across the United States and twenty-five other countries participate in the program. Teams placing first, second or third in their division will advance to the state competition. Forty - one students will represent Grayson Elementary this year on Odyssey of the Mind teams! We will have five teams representing our school at the regional tournament at Parkview High School on Saturday, March 20. We will have one primary team and four teams competing in Division I. Plus, we have an additional eight students on two Grayson Cluster Community teams. We look forward to cheering on these teams and seeing how they learn and grow to be "out of the box" thinkers! back to top |
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Grayson Elementary School - 460 Grayson Parkway - Grayson, GA 30017
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